Identification

Young Scholars (PETS) - Grade 1During whole class lessons presented by a Gifted and Talented Specialist, students will be recognized by their classroom teacher as ready for deeper instruction based on an observational rubric. Through the school year, different groups of students may be recognized based on the various lessons presented.

Focus - Grades 3 to 5Identification goal: identify the top 10% of students in each building by means of standardized measures

Grade 3 Data Points

CogAT

FAST

aReading

aMath

CBM Reading

Grade 4 & 5 Protocol:
Student new to the district will be considered on standardized measures.

aReading and aMath scoring at the 97th percentile, or

MCA Math & MCA Reading scoring at the 97th percentile

CogAT will also be adminstered

ACES - Grades 6 to 8

Identification Goal: Identify the top 10% of students based on Reading and ELA scores in their previous school year.